Daily News Alert Saturday, August 1, 2009 12:02 AM PDT |
Dems win approval of health bill in committee Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:16 pm PDT AP - In a triumph for President Barack Obama, Democrats narrowly pushed sweeping health care legislation through a key congressional committee Friday night and cleared the way for a September showdown in the House. Full Story | Top | Obama, Cabinet meet for mid-year assessment Fri, 31 Jul 2009 07:24 pm PDT AP - President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, senior officials and Cabinet members were gathering away from the White House this weekend to discuss administration progress at the six-month mark and plot a course ahead. Full Story | Top | Texas Sen. Hutchison explains no vote on Sotomayor Fri, 31 Jul 2009 06:36 pm PDT AP - U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas explained to a ballroom of Hispanic small business owners Friday that she would not vote to confirm the country's first Hispanic Supreme Court justice next week out of concern for protecting gun ownership rights. Full Story | Top | Irish court may censor next Catholic abuse report Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:27 am PDT AP - Ireland's next report into the cover-up of child abuse in the Catholic Church might be censored or delayed because its publication could undermine prosecutors' efforts to imprison pedophile priests, Justice Minister Dermot Ahern announced Friday. Full Story | Top | Washington sprints to expand 'cash for clunkers' program Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:21 pm PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON _ Congress and the Obama administration scrambled Friday to triple the size of the overwhelmingly popular "cash for clunkers" program after it appeared to be exhausting its $1 billion funding in its first week. Full Story | Top | Sen. Dodd Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:09 pm PDT CQPolitics.com - Christopher J. Dodd, a five-term Connecticut Democrat, was diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer and will undergo surgery in August, the senator announced in a press conference Friday afternoon. Full Story | Top |
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